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both president obama and his chief diplomat, secretary of state john kerry had high confidence that the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people and set fairly clear guidelines in place about how it intends to hold damascus responsible. the president tossed in a small caveat saying he didn't make a final decision. sheila macvicar is here. is there a time line in place. >>> well, it's saturday morning, very early in damascus. we expect that the u.n. weapons inspectors have all left syria. that's important because the u.s. would not carry out any military action while they were still in the country. >> we will talk more about the declassified but first to president obama being war weary. the president said he had not yet made a decision about what action or actions he would take. but he described the chemical weapons attack in damascus as a challenge to the world, that violates american national security interests. the president also made clear he is thinking about limited, narrowly focused actions. >> we're not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not consid
both president obama and his chief diplomat, secretary of state john kerry had high confidence that the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people and set fairly clear guidelines in place about how it intends to hold damascus responsible. the president tossed in a small caveat saying he didn't make a final decision. sheila macvicar is here. is there a time line in place. >>> well, it's saturday morning, very early in damascus. we expect that the u.n. weapons...
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it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. i trust the president. i like the president. i think he's doing the right thing. we cannot arb low thugs like assad to gas his own people. it's war crimes, and we can talk about it till we turn blue, but it's time to do something about it it. and if america has the gumption to do it, well, i think that speaks legending about our country and what we stand for. >> brown: mac thornberry, do you dispute the president has the legal authority to act now? >> i think it depends on how he intends to act. but, actually, i think t
it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz...
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quacks shortly before 2:00, president obama came to the rose garden of companies by vice president joe biden. we will show these to you now. >> good afternoon. 10 days ago the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical attack in the 21st century. thatrday they presented the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. it shows them preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of damascus, and acknowledging that a chemical weapons attack took place. all of this corporate's what the world can plainly see. hospitals overflowing with victims. terrible images of the dead. all told, well over 1000 people were murdered. several hundred of them were children. young girls and boys gassed to death by their own government. this attack is an assault on human community. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. it risks making a mockery of the global role vision on the use of chemical weapons. it endangers our friends and our partners along syria's border including
quacks shortly before 2:00, president obama came to the rose garden of companies by vice president joe biden. we will show these to you now. >> good afternoon. 10 days ago the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical attack in the 21st century. thatrday they presented the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. it shows them preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated...
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/obama drama. never have two blood feud enemies been so helpful to each other for so many years in a row. woodrow wilson had a -- these guys, whatever friction there might be, maybe they aren't best of friends but they have made the calculation for a long time they are in this together. they help each other. it's good for the party and good for their beliefs. >> it's an alliance of mutual interest. 2016 hanging there. the idea of hillary running as the -- almost heir to obama. and somewhere joe biden saying, what about me? we're just getting started with bill clinton because he's the president a lot of advocates of a military strike in syria are pointing to right now. kosovo, boss niainterventions of the 1990s and what they do and do not mean for syria. labor day is coming, and that means... car sales events. and now there's a new way to buy: truecar. at truecar.com we'll show you... what others paid for the car you want, so you'll know if that sales price... is a great price. save time, save money
/obama drama. never have two blood feud enemies been so helpful to each other for so many years in a row. woodrow wilson had a -- these guys, whatever friction there might be, maybe they aren't best of friends but they have made the calculation for a long time they are in this together. they help each other. it's good for the party and good for their beliefs. >> it's an alliance of mutual interest. 2016 hanging there. the idea of hillary running as the -- almost heir to obama. and...
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president obama says he's weighing "limited and narrow" action. the u-s accuses bashar assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack. the white house will brief republican senators in a conference call today at the leader mitch mcconnell. the presoident said he has decision on a response to the suspected chemical attack. involve "boots on the ground." back after the break remberhen is cpet loed ne? soft wou be eat,ut w allyust ed "d-prf." ftspngs t bo, leme sw yo ght er he. he, fe thi wow,hat'nice wow. the ft cpetsave ver en thisurab. you ow ihinke'llake . gekid-iend tounessnd et-fendlsoftss, thouwalkg aloverour budg. heidn'tells itouldo this moreavin re dng. th's t pow of the me depot. ght w, g up 24 mths eciafinaing whenou u you ho dep cret ca. millions of americans are for the last long weekend of labor day, expect more company at the airport and on the highway, but decent prices at the gas pumps. consumer watch. triple-a. point-one million travelers taking a trip at least 50 the road - 29-point-two million americans traveling for t
president obama says he's weighing "limited and narrow" action. the u-s accuses bashar assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack. the white house will brief republican senators in a conference call today at the leader mitch mcconnell. the presoident said he has decision on a response to the suspected chemical attack. involve "boots on the ground." back after the break remberhen is cpet loed ne? soft wou be eat,ut w allyust ed "d-prf." ftspngs t bo,...
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all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not an attack intended to overturn the regime, regime is not is the target. it's limited and tailored, according to the president himself, lester. >> limited and tailored, you might even call it a hit and run attack. how effective in the past have those kind of attacks been? >> reporter: history shows, lester, they're not very effective, particularly when you're up against a strong military power in the region like syria. the most famous of those ineffective attacks i guess you could say happened in 1998 when president bill clinton launched a series of cruise mi
all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not...
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how president obama today hinted the u.s. is closer to a military strike against syria. >> all children. '80s. >> pacman, anyone? the game plan in the bay area to save arcades from extinction. ,,,, 'til labor day to reward yourself! get the queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! not to labor the point... but this sale ends monday. ♪ mattress discounters! [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪ the 2013 volt. charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. ♪ to get the bay bridge ready its labor day opening. >>> >>> we are estimating that over the course of four days, we can get as much work done as normally requires three to four months. >> now at 6:30, construction crews working against the clock to get the bay bridge ready for the labor day opening. ken b
how president obama today hinted the u.s. is closer to a military strike against syria. >> all children. '80s. >> pacman, anyone? the game plan in the bay area to save arcades from extinction. ,,,, 'til labor day to reward yourself! get the queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! not to labor the point... but this sale ends monday. ♪ mattress discounters! [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's...
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they left syria overnight as president obama considers launching an u.s. military strike. they've been gathering evidence near damascus. it could be after the final report of analyses is -- analysis of the county. he'll have little international support. russian president has asked the president to consider whether a strike would be worth civilian casualties? syrian officials say they expect an attack any time right now. four us war ships are in the meditteraneanian sea. >>> several members of the syrian american council have organized vigils calling on to the united states to respond to the chemical attack. some say because the country is under control of what dictator a military strike would cause harm to civilians. >> there is no win win situation. it's lose lose. it's a dictatorship or it's going to be muslim brotherhood or some other form of unstable government. >> president obama said it would not be about regime change but only retribution for the use of chemical weapons. >>> they've approved several bills for consideration, bills that include legislation to raise t
they left syria overnight as president obama considers launching an u.s. military strike. they've been gathering evidence near damascus. it could be after the final report of analyses is -- analysis of the county. he'll have little international support. russian president has asked the president to consider whether a strike would be worth civilian casualties? syrian officials say they expect an attack any time right now. four us war ships are in the meditteraneanian sea. >>> several...